Miami offering discount attraction coupons for OctoberSeptember 21st, 2009 Miami offers discount attraction coupons for Oct.MIAMI — Miami is offering discount coupons to eight attractions during October at www.EveryonesaKid.com. To be eligible for the discounts for admission for places ranging from the Miami Metrozoo to Everglades Alligator Farm, you must print the coupons out and present them at the gate Oct.
Boston-bound flight returns to Miami after threatening note is found in plane's bathroomSeptember 18th, 2009 Threatening note forces plane to return to MiamiMIAMI — A threatening note forced a Boston-bound airplane to return to a Miami airport about 40 minutes after takeoff, but nothing suspicious was found. Airport spokesman Greg Chin says a flight attendant found a note in one of the plane's bathrooms Thursday night that said explosives might be on board.
Miami Beach mansion called the "North Bay Road castle" is on fireJuly 17th, 2009 Miami Beach 'castle' on fireMIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A Miami Beach mansion is on fire.
Gates Foundation makes $6.5 million in grants for library computer hardwareJuly 16th, 2009 Gates Foundation offers $6.5 million for librariesSEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is announcing $6.5 million in grants to help public libraries in 11 states improve the quality of the free computer access they offer. The money announced Thursday will pay for computer hardware updates at some of the 800 library branches in Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Bones at building site reveal Miami burial ground that may be early 1900s Bahamian cemeteryJuly 16th, 2009 Bones lead to mystery Miami graveyard from 1900sMIAMI — When Enid Pinkney was a girl in the 1940s, her grandmother would tell her stories about a black cemetery nestled in the northwest corner of Miami in an area once called Lemon City. Pinkney never saw any headstones or tombs on the former farm land, which gradually became surrounded by small homes, car lots and industrial warehouses starting in the 1950s and 1960s.
Former Catholic priest in photo scandal weds girlfriend in Episcopal church ceremony in MiamiJune 27th, 2009 Miami priest weds girlfriend in church ceremonyMIAMI — A Miami priest who left the Catholic Church after photos surfaced of him kissing his girlfriend on the beach has married her at an Episcopal church. The ceremony for 40-year-old Alberto Cutie (KOO'-tee-ay) and 35-year-old Ruhama Canellis was held Friday evening at St.
Miami-Dade board picks NBA star Mourning over former AG Reno for new high school nameJune 18th, 2009 Miami-Dade school named for Mourning over RenoMIAMI — A new North Miami high school will be named after former NBA star Alonzo Mourning, rather than the first female U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno.
Miami schools to decide on naming new campus after NBA's Mourning instead of former AG RenoJune 17th, 2009 Fla. school likely named for Mourning over RenoMIAMI — Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno appears to have lost in a matchup with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning.
Authorities: 18-year-old arrested in probe of gruesome cat deaths in 2 Miami area districtsJune 14th, 2009 18-year-old arrested in Miami area cat deathsMIAMI — Authorities say a teenager has been arrested and accused of committing a series of cat mutilation deaths in his Miami area community. The Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office says 18-year-old Tyler Weinman was taken into custody early Sunday.
AP Sources: GM plans to keep headquarters in Detroit following effort to lure from cityJune 1st, 2009 AP Sources: GM to keep headquarters in DetroitWASHINGTON — Congressional officials briefed on General Motors Corp.'s plans say the automaker intends to announce plans to maintain its headquarters in Detroit. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly in advance of an announcement.
The Miami Herald chooses first woman and Hispanic as editorial page editorMay 8th, 2009 1st woman editorial page editor for Miami HeraldMIAMI — The Miami Herald reports it has chosen its first woman and its first Hispanic journalist to become the editorial page editor. Myriam Marquez was born in Havana, Cuba.
Abercrombie & Fitch cuts 170 headquarters staffers as it reviews expensesApril 30th, 2009 Abercrombie cuts 170 headquarters staffNEW YORK — Teen-oriented clothing chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Thursday it is in the process of cutting its headquarters staff by about 9 percent to save money.
1960s hotel known as 'West Coast White House' among sites at risk from neglect, developmentApril 28th, 2009 '60s hotel in Los Angeles endangered, group saysLOS ANGELES — The Century Plaza Hotel hosted President-elect Ronald Reagan's victory celebration, a welcome home gala for the Apollo 11 astronauts and Bob Hope's celebrity-studded Century Ball. The National Trust for Historic Preservation sees that history and the hotel's mid-century architecture as reasons to stop the wrecking ball.
National Trust for Historic Preservation lists 11 most endangered historic placesApril 28th, 2009 Group lists 11 most endangered historic placesAmerica's 11 most endangered historic places for 2009, as compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation:
— Ames Shovel Shops, Easton, Mass. The 19th-century industrial village is threatened by plans for a mixed-use development.
Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth set to be arraigned on DUI-manslaughter charges in MiamiApril 23rd, 2009 Stallworth to be arraigned for DUI-manslaughterMIAMI — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth is set to be arraigned on DUI-manslaughter charges. Stallworth does not have to be present at Thursday morning's hearing.
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